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Each year, approximately 0.6% of South Dakota graduates receive degrees in human services.
Thus, South Dakota's 9 human services schools put out approximately 131 human services professionals each year.

Top Schools

University of South Dakota, which was ranked 36th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in South Dakota that has a human services program. It is located in Vermillion.
In 2010, 44 students graduated from University of South Dakota's human services program.
The tuition rate at University of South Dakota was $6,762 per year.

The second-ranked school in South Dakota that has a human services program is Dakota Wesleyan University. Dakota Wesleyan University, which was ranked 46th in the country in 2010, is located in Mitchell.
In 2010, Dakota Wesleyan University graduated 8 students from its human services program.
Students at Dakota Wesleyan University paid $19,850 per year in tuition fees.

Lake Area Technical Institute, which is located in Watertown, is the third-ranked school in South Dakota that has a human services program. It received a ranking of 64th in the country in 2010.
17 students graduated with degree in human services from Lake Area Technical Institute in 2010.
Lake Area Technical Institute charged in-state students $5,236 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of South Dakota's human services schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $10,206 per year, though tuition can range from $21,890 per year to $2,396 per year.
In 2010, the following South Dakota human services schools had the highest tuition rates:

University of Sioux Falls - located in Sioux Falls, students are charged $21,890 per year

Dakota Wesleyan University - located in Mitchell, students are charged $19,850 per year

Presentation College - located in Aberdeen, students are charged $15,135 per year

The human services schools in South Dakota that charged the lowest tuition rates were:

Oglala Lakota College - located in Kyle, students are charged $2,396 per year

Western Dakota Technical Institute - located in Rapid City, students are charged $4,860 per year

Lake Area Technical Institute - located in Watertown, students are charged $5,236 per year

A human services degree from a South Dakota school... what next?

The following counties have the largest number of South Dakota human services professionals:

Lincoln County - 410 human services professionals

Beadle County - 400 human services professionals

Meade County - 230 human services professionals

Salary

human services professionals in South Dakota earn $29,395 per year on average.
But, salaries for human services professional can vary. In 2010, human services professional made as little as less than $16,340 per year or as much as more than $52,980 per year in South Dakota.
The counties in South Dakota with the highest average salary for human services professionals are:

Lincoln County - $30,465 per year

Bennett County - $28,480 per year

Meade County - $28,420 per year

The South Dakota counties with the lowest average salary for human services professionals are:

Aurora County - $23,490 per year

Beadle County - $28,185 per year

Meade County - $28,420 per year

The human services professionals with highest average salaries in South Dakota were:

Human Services Care Specialist - $35,210 per year

Human Services Program Specialist - $23,580 per year

The human services professionals with lowest average salaries in South Dakota were:

Human Services Care Specialist - $35,210 per year

Human Services Program Specialist - $23,580 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in human services in South Dakota and to compare salaries with various related fields such as human services or sociology, take a look at the graphs and charts below.